Show tax measure door closed washington the tha door against in immediate tax reduction already closed by house republican leaders was bolted by chairman smoot of the senate finance committee as senate democrats pounded suddenly tor for action the democrats led by senator harrison arrison II of 0 mississippi told the senate a surplus was in sight for or this fiscal year and volunteered not to stand in the way of 0 a republican bill senator smoot replied that he not only favored application of 0 the surplus to retirement ot of the public debt but he doubted the wisdom of the proposal of president coolidge for a refund on next years income tax payments |